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22 April 2002
Shane Ross
Surrey Astrodynamics Workshop
Lunar Orbit
LL1 Lunar Orbit
Halo Orbit at Lunar L1
Lunar Gateway Module
Control & Dynamical Systems California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125, USA
[email protected]
The Lunar L1 Gateway: Portal to the Planets
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J. Marsden, W.S. Koon (Caltech)
M. Lo, L. Romans, G. Hockney, B. Barden, M-K. Chung, R. Wilson, J. Evans, P. Chodas (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
G. Gomez, J. Masdemont (Barcelona)
A. Barr, K. Museth, C. Koenig, M. Montague (Caltech)
S. Thrasher, C. Thomas, J. Turpin (Caltech)
J. Sercel, M. Parker, R. McDaniel, L. Voss (Caltech)
G. Condon, D. Pearson (Johnson Space Center)
K. Howell, B. Marchand (Purdue)
And the work of many others: H. Poincare, J. Moser, C. Conley, R. McGehee, R. Farquhar, J. Llibre, R. Martinez, C. Simo, S. Wiggins
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Themes
•Transport in the Solar System Via the InterPlanetary Superhighway (IPS)•Three Body Problem
•Material Transport in Celestial Mechanics
•Applications to Space Mission Design
•Lunar L1 Gateway Station•Low cost to many destinations
•Transportation hub
•Construction & repair facility
•Possible commercial uses
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Why Study Transport Via the IPS?
•Planetary Science•Transport of material between planets
•Comet, asteroid impacts
•Extend Human Presence in Space•Low energy transport to/from gateway stations
•Capture and mining of near-Earth asteroids
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Outline
•The InterPlanetary Superhighway•Tubes connecting the solar system
•Transport in the Solar System•eg, Jupiter comets
•New Mission Concepts•Petit Grand Tour of Jovian moons
•Lunar L1 Gateway station
•Human servicing of libration missions from lunar L1
•Potential commercial uses
•Rendezvous with Mars, A Human Mission
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Lunar L1 GatewayHalo Orbit Transfer and Insertion Via
The InterPlanetary Superhighway
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Lagrange Points in Near-Earth Space
•Every 3 Body System Has 5 Lagrange Points
•Earth-Moon-S/C: LL1, LL2, … LL5
•Sun-Earth-S/C: EL1, EL2, …
•Generate the InterPlanetary Superhighway near Earth
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Lunar L1 GatewayOrbital Zoology Near Lagrange Points
•Four Families of Orbits (Conley [1968], McGehee [1969])
• Periodic Orbit (Planar Lyapunov)
• Spiral Asymptotic Orbit (Stable Manifold Pictured)
• Transit Orbits (MUST PASS THRU PERIODIC ORBIT)
• Non-Transit Orbits (May Transit After Several Revolutions)
S: Sun Region
J: Jupiter Region
X: Exterior Region (Outside Jupiter’s Orbit)
X
S J
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Lunar L1 GatewayWhy Dynamical Systems Theory?
•Traditional Approach • Requires First Hand Numerical Knowledge of Phase Space
• Each Trajectory Must Be Computed Manually By Hand (Slow)
• Optimization Nearly Impossible
•Dynamical Systems Provides Theory • Software: Automatic Generation of Trajectories
• Software: Automatically Maps Out Phase Space Structures
• Near Optimum Trajectory
• Automated Parametric Studies & Monte Carlo Simulations
L1 L2
Halo Orbit
Earth
GenesisReturn
ISEE3/ICE Orbit Genesis Unstable Manifold
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Using Poincare Sections
• Invariant Manifold Structures in High Dimensions (>3)
•Cross Sections (Poincare) Reduce the Dimensions by 1
• Periodic Orbits Become Finite Number of Points
• Chaotic Orbits Cover Large Portions of Phase Space
• Reveals Resonance Structure of Phase Space
Orbits
.. ..
Poincare Map
..
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Tunneling Through Phase Space
• Cross Section of Tube Intersection Partitions Global Behavior
• Yellow Region Tunnels Through from X Through J to S Regions
• Green Circle: J to S Region, Red Circle: X to J Region
• Genesis-Type Trajectory Between L2 and L1 Halo Orbits (Heteroclinic)
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Lunar L1 GatewayComet Oterma Under Jupiter IPS Control
• Inertial Frame Is Unrevealing
•Rotating Frame Shows Pattern
• Oterma follows a homoclinic- heteroclinic chain
• Chaotic orbit
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Lunar L1 GatewayComet Oterma Under Jupiter IPS Control
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Lunar L1 GatewayComet Oterma Under Jupiter IPS Control
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Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision
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Simulation of SL9 Collision
•Tubes intersect planets
•Compare SL9 orbit (below) to computed orbit of similar energy (right)
SL9 orbit (ref: Chodas)
SL9–like orbit (ref: Thrasher)
Close-Up
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IPS & Transport in the Solar System
Legend
L1 IPS Orbits
L2 IPS Orbits
Comets
Asteroids
Kuiper Belt
Objects
Poincare Section of the InterPlanetary Superhighway (IPS)
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Lunar L1 GatewayFast Transport from Kuiper to Asteroid Belt
•Only 250 years•Origin of Jupiter Comets
•Replenish Asteroid Belt
•Escape from Solar System
•Suggests New Low Thrust Algorithm?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Kuiper Belt Object (KBO)
Kuiper to Asteroid Belt (ref: Lo, Thomas, Turpin)
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•Similar path can be constructed for a new mission concept: the Petit Grand Tour
•Serial low energy captures, transfers between moons
•Near circular transfer orbits avoid Jupiter radiation
•Available at all outer planets
Petit Grand Tour of Jovian Moons
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Lunar L1 GatewayJovian Superhighways and Europa Missions
•Petit Grand Tour
• May Be Useful to Europa Missions
• Possible oceans, life?
• Propellant Savings
• Transfer V ~ 0.5 Hohmann
• Ref: Koon, Lo, Marsden, Ross [2002]
• Faster Trajectory Design
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Lunar L1 GatewayJovian Superhighways and Europa Missions
•New Understanding of 3D Transport Provides Systematic Design of High Inclination Low Energy Capture into Europa Orbit
• Gomez, Koon, Lo, Marsden, Masdemont, Ross [2001]
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Lunar L1 GatewayJovian Superhighways and Europa Missions
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Lunar L1 GatewayJovian Superhighways and Europa Missions
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Lunar L1 GatewayJovian Superhighways and Europa Missions
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Fuel Usage Drastically Reduced
•New computation (Ross, 2002)
•Serial visits to Galilean moons, final Europa capture•Total Delta-V ~ 20 m/s!
•1500 days transfer time (can be greatly reduced)
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Transport Along Energy Surface
E G C
Curves of constant 3-body energy within
each system
Spacecraft path
Spacecraft jumping between resonances on the way to Europa
Semimajor axis (aEuropa = 1)
Ecc
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Lunar L1 GatewayJumping Between Resonances on
an Energy SurfacePoincare section revealing resonances on the way to Europa
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The closest rest stop on the InterPlanetary Superhighway
Lunar L1 Gateway Station
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Lunar L1 GatewayFuture Constellations &
Formation Flight Near Sun-Earth L2
TPF FormationRef: Lo, Masdemont, et
al. [2001]Ref: Howell, Barden, et
al. [2001]
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Lunar L1 GatewayProblem:Human Service to Libration Point Missions
•3 Month Transfers to Earth L2 Too Long for Humans
•Short Transfers Too Costly, Difficult
•Infrastructure Too Expensive
•Take Smaller Step from LEO
STA-103 astronauts repairing the Hubble Space Telescope
TPF
@Earth L2
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•Send S/C Between Lunar L1 Gateway Hub and Earth L2 via the Interplanetary Superhighway•50 m/s energy difference btwn LL1 (Lunar) and EL2 (Earth)
•Lunar L1 Orbits Accessible from Earth, LEO, Moon
•Short Transfers: Hours to 7 Days
Solution:
Human Service from Lunar L1 Gateway
MoonLunarLander
LTV
Lunar L1
GatewayTPF
Earth L2 Missions
Figure based on Condon and Pearson [2001]
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Lunar L1 GatewayUse InterPlanetary Superhighway
•Interplanetary Superhighway: Low Energy Portals & Tunnels Generated by Lagrange Points
•Portals = Halo Orbits! Tunnels = Invariant Manifolds
EARTH
EARTH L2
HALO ORBITMOON
LUNAR L1 HALO ORBIT
LUNAR L2 HALO ORBIT
LUNAR L1
GATEWAY
Schematic of portals and tunnels
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Lunar L1 GatewayEarth-Moon IPS Interchange
•Easy Return of S/C from L2 to
•Lunar L1/L2 Orbit
•Lunar Capture Orbit
•Earth Return Orbit
•Potential for Human Servicing & Replacements
•Staging for Interplanetary Launch
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Construction of Lunar L1 Transfer Orbit
TRAJECTORIES FROM SUN-EARTH EXTERIOR
REGION
TRAJECTORIES FROM SUN-EARTH INTERIOR
REGION
ON CURVE ARE TRANSFERS TO A LUNAR L1 ORBIT
WITHIN CURVE ARE ALL EARTH TO LUNAR CAPTURE ORBITS ON ENERGY SUFACE
A CROSS SECTION OF THE SUN-EARTH AND EARTH-MOON IPS PARTITIONS THE ORBITAL DESIGN SPACE INTO CLASSES
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Lunar L1 to Earth L2 Orbit Transfer
•Build Instruments & S/C at Lunar L1 Station
•Transfer S/C from LL1 Station to Earth-L2 LIO
• LIO = Libration Orbit
•Service S/C at Earth L2 LIO from LL1 Gateway Hub
L1
Lunar L2
Earth
L2
Lunar Rotating Frame Earth Rotating Frame
Lunar
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Lunar L1 to Earth L2 Orbit Transfer
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Lunar L1 to Earth L2 Orbit Transfer
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Lunar L1 GatewayDeployment and Servicing of Earth L2 Missions at Lunar L1 Gateway Station
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Lunar L1 GatewayNear Earth Asteroids:
Armageddon Or Opportunity?
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Lunar L1 GatewayBring Near-Earth Asteroids to Lunar L1 Using
IPS•Asteroid mining – using space resources
•Semiconducting and precious metals
•Construction materials for large space structures
• for tourism, zero-g manufacturing, solar power generation
• Ref: Sercel, Ross, Parker, McDaniel, Voss [2002]
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Conclusion
•InterPlanetary Superhighway (IPS)•Natural paths connecting solar system•Arises from dynamics in three-body problem•Applications to Space Mission Design
•Petit Grand Tour of Jovian moons•“Shoot the Moon”: cheap capture into lunar orbit
•Lunar L1 Gateway Station•Low cost to many destinations
•Transportation hub•Construction & repair of Earth L2 spacecraft
•Bring near-Earth asteroid to Lunar L1 using IPS•Build large structures, tourism?
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References and Further Information
•For more information, see the website: www.cds.caltech.edu/~shane
•Papers• Lo, Ross [2001] The Lunar L1 Gateway: Portal to the Stars and Beyond.
AIAA Space 2001 Conference, Albequerque, New Mexico, USA, 28-30 August.
• Koon, Lo, Marsden, Ross [2001] Low Energy Transfer to the Moon. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 81(1-2), 63-73.
• Koon, Lo, Marsden, Ross [2002] Constructing a low energy transfer between Jovian moons, Contemporary Mathematics 292, 124-129.
• Gomez, Koon, Lo, Marsden, Masdemont, Ross [2001] Invariant Manifolds and Material Transport in the Solar System. AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 3 July – 2 August (Paper AAS 01-301).
• Koon, Lo, Marsden, Ross [2000] Heteroclinic Connections between Periodic Orbits and Resonance Transitions in Celestial Mechanics. Chaos 10(2), 427-469.
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Upcoming Conference (June 10-14)
•What Is the InterPlanetary Superhighway (IPS)?
•IPS and Its Relations to
•Space Missions
•Dynamics of the Solar System
•Development of Life
•The Near Earth Object Problem
•Atomic Physics
•Roadmap for the Development of IPS
•The Role of Modern Mathematics
•LTool/Conference/Lagrange [email protected]
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